Originally Posted by
KTse
It's not going to make a difference. A thief could easily just deflate the tire and just cut the rim with little trouble. Mind you, they couldn't ride it out and if they were to go to such extremes it would be more work than just taking another bike without a U-Lock.
nope, a rim is under compression, can't cut it without the blade/saw/grinder binding and possibly breaking.
you can of course cut all the spokes to relieve the tension, which is why one actually wants to lock the wheel and
the frame to an immobile object.
mind you, cutting spokes requires some skill and eye protection, since they're under 100kg/f of force. you cut, they go flying.